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You receive a bad mark on an assignment worth 30% of your overall grade [[Flinch and then take 3 deep breaths]] [[Cry your eyes out, throw a fit, deciding you're dropping out of school and becoming a goat farmer]]

[[Begin rage typing an e-mail to your professor explaining how unfair this grade is]] [[Calmly shutting your laptop and walking away from your desk for a few hours]]

[[Following through and sending e-mail to receive a response from your professor explaining that there is still plenty of time to make up for the mark, your attempt was a good effort and to keep trying!]] [[Pausing before hitting send and walking away from your laptop while your emotions are high]]

[[Coming back with a fresh mind and new out perspective. You realize you can't ace every assignment so you are going to take this experience for what it is and apply the feedback to the next assignment.]]

[[Realizing the mistakes you made and preparing to apply the feedback to the next assignment. It is okay, this is part of the experience. One grade does not define you.]]

[[Responding with a thankful e-mail and realizing how high your emotions were when you initially sent that e-mail (PHEW! Your professor did not catch on to your anger) Now, you have some motivation and confidence back to attempt the next assignment]]

[[Once you come back to your desk, you are happy you did not send the rage e-mail. You review the feedback and understand it. You have some guidance on where to start for the next one]]

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